Norway's Blastfest made a special announcement a few months back that it will be celebrating its national metal scene by boasting a 100% Norwegian lineup featuring such as Abbath, Green Carnation, Ihsahn, Ancient and Gorgoroth.

The festival has now announced another wave of bands that will be appearing in February 2016, including Arcturus, Dødheimsgard, Nekromantheon, Viper Solfa, Endezzma, Nocturnal Breed, and Execration. The full (current) lineup is as follows:

The death metal alchemists from Execration are streaming the entirety of their forthcoming "Morbid Dimensions" album - set for North American release on December 9th via Hells Headbangers (Duplicate Records will be handling the European release). Check it out through the Bandcamp player below. Hells Headbangers comments:

"In many ways, Execration's third album is an album of contrasts: death metal in its purest state, but with a view toward experimentation; doomy and atmospheric at will, but with a forward propulsion that's palpitating; a well-grounded set of old-school influences, particularly homeland heroes Cadaver, but without the slightest whiff of 'retro' pandering. All told, Morbid Dimensions is the sound of a still young 'n' hungry band carving out their own niche, and with absolute cunning and confidence."

Today, Hells Headbangers sets December 9th as the North American release date for Execration's "Morbid Dimensions" (Duplicate Records will be handling the European release). Hells Headbangers also issued this press release:

"One of death metal's best-kept secrets, Norway's Execration trike with their deadliest and most daring album yet, Morbid Dimensions. Ever aptly titled, Morbid Dimensions is a twisting and twisted slab of miasmic, morbid Metal of Death. The listener is kept on edge the entire time, in a state of perpetual tension, as the quartet deftly slide through sinewy, sometimes-slimy riff and rhythm structures, all executed with stunning tightness yet also a sense of hysteric dangerousness.

"In many ways, Execration's third album is an album of contrasts: death metal in its purest state, but with a view toward experimentation; doomy and atmospheric at will, but with a forward propulsion that's palpitating; a well-grounded set of old-school influences, particularly homeland heroes Cadaver, but without the slightest whiff of 'retro' pandering. All told, Morbid Dimensions is the sound of a still young 'n' hungry band carving out their own niche, and with absolute cunning and confidence. A 'best-kept secret' no longer - behold the rise of Execration!"

Brutal blackened death metal outfit Execration has issued the following announcement about a lineup change and recording a new album:

"What have we been up to you ask?? Well, writing the new album AGAIN!!! We have a lineup change to announce for the new album as well since the departure of the Houseman brothers.

"Please welcome Derek Duvak on guitars and John Hull on vocals!!!! Derek is a well known insane shredder in Denver for his band Eye of Minerva. John is best known for his one-man assault with Sadistic Butchering, as well as great TXDM entities Desecrate the Faith, Uncleansed, and Cerebral Rot out of Houston.

"The recording will be finished in November, so hopefully by spring 2015 it will be released on Comatose Music. Look forward to the most disgusting, diabolical album we've ever done!"

After a 3-year lull since their last trek west, Poland’s extreme metallers Vader are returning to the U.S. to headline the "Back To The Black 2013" tour with Vital Remains, Sacrificial Slaughter, Execration, and Extremely Rotten.

The tour launches on September 6th in Santa Ana, California and boomerangs back to The Whisky in Hollywood, California for the tour-closing show on September 29th.

While Vader' headlining set will definitely include selections from 2011’s "Welcome To The Morbid Reich," frontman/guitarist Peter W. states the band will reach as far back as 1994’s "Sothis" EP to satisfy long-time fans.

On September 25th, Colorado's Execration will unleash its second full-length, "The Acceptance of Zero Existence," on Comatose Music. Now with a solid line up and a more serious approach, their music has become darker and more technical than the previous material with extreme aggressiveness. The lyrical themes explore the malicious side of 'death worship' while dealing with the acceptance of an alternate reality. The tracklisting of "The Acceptance of Zero Existence" follows below, along with an upload of "Infernal Rites of Exsanguination" from the album.

1. Through the Portal2. Awake the Darkened3. The Acceptance of Zero Existence4. Infernal Rites of Exsanguination5. Serpentine Changeling6. The Stars Will Make Known My Rage7. Further Through the Portal8. Queen Amongst the Wolves9. The Great Fall10. Falling Through the Portal11. The First Death

Finland's Maveth is the latest act to be confirmed for Denmark's Kill-Town Death Fest 2012, which takes place from August 30th to September 2nd. Further details on the festival can be found at this location.

The 2012 edition of the Kill-Town Death Fest will be held on the 31st of August through the 2nd of September in Ungdomshuset at Dortheavej 61 in Copenhagens Northwest quarter. The festival will be a 4-day event, with a warm up show Thursday 30th August at Loppen in Copenhagens freetown Christiania. The festival will present 25 international acts, metal DJs, good cheap quality beer, vegan foodstalls, horror-movie screenings, distro-area and outdoor hang-out space. For more detailed information, visit Kill-Town's official website. The following is the current line-up of bands scheduled to perform:

Norway's Execration has announced the LP "Odes of the Occult" will be released through Duplicate Records on June 27th, 2011. You can preorder the album or get the already available digital download version at this location. The cover artwork and track listing are available below.

Norwegian death metallers Execration have posted a new track online. The newly uploaded song "Left In Scorn" is currently available for streaming via the official Execration MySpace profile. "Left In Scorn" is from the band's upcoming second full-length album "Odes Of The Occult." Execration also previously commented on the new album:

"'Odes of the Occult' will contain 9 tracks of vicious, evil death metal on double 12" vinyl. It parts with the percussive style of previous releases in favor of a wider set of influences drawing from death metal, doom and cult black metal. In 50+ minutes, 'Odes of the Occult' will make your ears bleed from dark, brutal doom-laced death metal chemically cleansed of any 'modern' death metal tricks.

"With 'Odes of the Occult,' we have has also added more diverse vocals in addition to our traditional guttural growls, giving our musical universe a new dimension. The resulting album is a definite step ahead from previous releases."